Many high school
student athletes dream of becoming the next Michael Jordan, Lebron
James or Reggie Bush. While dreams are an
important part of life and even contribute toward individual goal
setting, statistics show that fewer than one-tenth of one percent of
high school athletes will ever make it even close to this level.

The fact is that
for even the very best athletes, the importance of a good college
education is paramount. When a university provides the
opportunity for a student to participate in high level sports for another
four years, and perhaps even contribute to the overall cost of that
education, then so much the better! So for most
families, a college education should be the overriding
factor in determining your child’s choice for his or her higher
education. While sports are certainly a
key consideration, when the two meet, everybody wins – the
student, the parents, and the university.

College GAMEplan
helps you target the most appropriate schools for your student's academic,
athletic and financial needs. However, it is important to understand
that this entire process always starts with academics. To maximize
opportunities for various forms of financial aid or scholarships, it
also helps to create your own leverage. Quite simply, the higher
your child’s academic scores, the more leverage and choices he or
she will have to choose from. That’s not to say, that students who
are less academically gifted cannot play sports in college – in many
cases they can – but their college choices will likely be
significantly more limited. And that can make the process of
finding colleges that they can play at, even more challenging.

So how do you
plan to improve your child’s grades? How do you get a teenage
student to listen and “buy-in” to the concept? It starts early and
it starts with both the parents and student establishing their own
priorities and goals. It starts by developing a College GAMEplan. Believe
it or not, the earlier you begin your college planning process, and
the more you know about the process and resources available to you,
the more and better choices you will have, and the more tuition
assistance you will likely be offered.

So
register for your FREE College GAMEplan
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and start your own College GAMEplan. We’ll guide you every
step of the way with our unique and personalized, monthly
newsletters that tell you exactly what to do and when to do it. Set your own
college goals, then monitor
those goals each month of your high school career. Can you really afford not to
have a College GAMEplan?